Bedstead.



W. WOKURKA.

BEDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3, 1907.

Patented Sept.14,1909.

Qfi ATTORNEY.

WITNESES:

WILLIAM WOKURKA, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

IBEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 3, 1907.

Patented Sept. 14, 1909. Serial No. 395,745.

r To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM WOKURKA, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of Ohio, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inBedsteads, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention relates primarily to the application ofmattresses to bedsteads.

One object of my invention is to enable that part of the bedstead whichis to receive the mattress to be readily adjusted to the ieragth of themattress to be used upon the Another object of my invention is to enablethe mattress to be readily and easily placed upon the bedstead, andreadily and easily removed therefrom, as the occasion demands.

The several features of my invention and the various advantagesresulting from their use conjointly or otherwise will be apparent fromthe following description and claims.

In the accompanying drawings making a part of this specification, and inwhich similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts,Figure 1affords a view in perspective of a bedstead embodying my invencornerportion of the bedstead shown in Fig. 1, and is presented to illustratethe capacity my invention contributes for adjusting the length of thebedstead. Fig. 3 is a detail view in perspective of a corner portion ofthe bed frame which supports the mattress. Fig. 4 is a view similar tothat of Fig. 3, but showing the hook of the bracket for supporting thatcorner of the mattress or bed,

i extended out as is necessary when the distance between the head andfoot board of the bed is to be increased to make the bed longer. In thisview, the socket which is shown in solid lines in Fig. 3 is here shown Tdiagrammatically in dotted lines to indicate its position relative tothe hook of the bracket. Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of any one ofthe brackets for supporting a corner of the bed, and for uniting the end7 board to the frame which directly supports the mattress or bed. Fig. 6is a view in perspective of the front side of the socket and itsaccompanying flange. 'Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of one of therollers which is combined with the bed frame to enable the mattress tobe easily replaced upon the bed or removed therefrom- Fig. 8 is a sideelevation showing the supporting brackets at foot of bed frame locatedon top of said frame to make the bed frame incline down ward from frontto rear. Fig. 9 shows the means of fastening the rail to the bracketwhere the bracket is above the rail.

I will now proceed to describe my invention in detail. The head end A ofthe bedstead must have legs B, B, and the foot end O of the bedsteadmust have legs D, D. But the headboard of the head may be formed afterany desired tasteful and beautiful pattern, and so may also thefootboard. To each of the legs B, B, I secure a socket E preferably ofmetal. In its preferred form, the socket has an outer flange E and whenthis is present, this flange is made the means of securing the socket tothe leg. Through this flange E I pass bolts E which extend into orthrough the leg. The bolts may screw into the wood of'the leg or projectbeyond and in the latter case be secured by a nut screwed onto that partof the bolt which projects beyond the leg. I provide hooks K, eachhaving a bracket arm K Each arm has a longitudinal slot K therein.

M is the frame of the bedstead which supports the mattress. This framemay be constructed in any suitable manner. In the illustrative drawing,it is shown as composed of four main pieces, namely: two side bars N Nand the end bars N, N. These side bars I N are connected to the end barsN, N, by means of bolts in any of the well known modes. To the underside of the bar N I attach the bracket arms K said bracket arms beingrespectively provided with its hook K. One of these bracket arms islocated at one end of the side bar N and another bracket arm at theother end of the side bar N Each bracket arm K is connected to its endportion of the side bar N by means of suitable bolts N N which pass inFigs. 1 and 3 to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 4. In other words,the hook K may be thus located near to or farther from the adjacent endof the side bar, according as it is desired to make the bed frame upon awhich the bed shall be supported longer or shorter.

A socket E provided with a flange E is located upon the end of thebedstead and in position so that it shall receive the hook K of thebracket arm K in a suitable manner. This socket E is'secured in place bybolts passing through the holes E of the flange and into or through theend of the bedstead. Thus the head end of the bedstead A is providedwith two .of these sockets, one opposite the left hand bar N and theother opposite the right hand bar N and the rear end LC of the bedsteadis likewise provided with two of such sockets, one opposite the lefthand end of the side bar N and the other opposite the right hand end ofsaid bar l. The adjacent hook K of the adjacent bracket E is receivedinto said adjacent socket. In this 'inanner, the entire bed frame N N,N,l- T, is strongly and steadily supported in position. Then it isdesired to lengthen the bed portion of the bedstead, namely: thatportion .of it which lies between the two ends A and G, the bolts N N ofthe brackets at one end are loosened, and the adjacent end drawnoutwardly so far as may be, and the bolts N N again tightened. Should astill greater lengthening of the bedstead bedesired, those bracketswhich are at the other end of the bedstead may likewise be extended outso that their hooks K shall be farther from the adjacent ends of theside bars N N and the bolts N N which hold them be duly tightened. Inthis way, more additional space as to length is obtained between the twoends of the bedstead, for the reception of the bedding. When desired,the rear brackets K K may be respectively located upon the upper ends oftheir respective side bars N N and their sockets be located on' theadjacent end board properly to receive their respective hooks. In thisway, when desired, the bed frame may be located in a somewhat slantingposition,the foot of the bed frame being located a little lower than thehead of it, so that the feet of the sleeper construction and cheap in.cost, yet eflicient in service. 7

Each corner of the bed frame is provided with roller P,suitablyconnectedat a proper point at or near said corner of the bed frame.

In the illustrative drawing, I have shown each bracket supporting thesaid roller as located on the outside of its adjacent sup porting sidebar N and'near the end of the side bar. The bracket consists preferablyas shown, a plate P provided with side flanges P carrying a pivot P, onwhich pivot the roller P is journaled or fixed between the flanges PBolts or screws passing through the holes'P of the plate P are thepreferred means of securing the plate P to the bed frame. These rollersare of greatservice in enabling the mattress to be rolled upon and on tothe slats or supporting network of the bedstead, and of equallyefficient service in enabling a mattress to be easily and quicklyremoved from or off the bed frame.

It is a well known fact that the mattresses as now made are usually veryheavy and many of them stiff. They constitute very heavy load for astrong person to lift on to the bed or ofi from the bed frame. Thisfeature of my invention consisting of these rollers enables a personcomparatively weak to handle the mattress with comparative ease inreplacing it upon the bed frame or in removing it therefrom.

What I claim as new, and of my invention and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is 2- 1. In a bedstead, the combination of the side bars, eachinclined lengthwise from the head of the bed downward toward the foot.of the bed and the .end bars, connecting these side bars in a frame,and the bracket arms, each provided with a slotted shank and a hook,-thehook of each head bracket making an :acnte angle with its shank, and thehook of each foot bracket making an obtuse angle with its shank,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a bedstead, the combination of the side bars, each inclinedlengthwise from the head of the bed .do-wnwardtoward the foot .of thebedand the end bars, connecting these side bars in a frame, and thebracket arms, each provided with a slotted shank and a hook, the slottedshank of each head bracket being located beneath its adjacent side bar,and connected thereto, and its hook making an acute angle with theslotted shank, the slotted shank of each foot bracket being 10- catedabove the adjacent side bar and connected thereto and making an obtuseangle with the slotted shank, substantially as and for the purposesspecified.

'3. In a bedstead, the combination of the side b.ars,.each inclinedlengthwise from the head of the bed downward toward the foot of the bedand the end bars, connecting these and connected thereto, the slottedshank of each foot bracket being located above the adjacent side bar andconnected thereto, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. In a bedstead, the combination of the side bars, each inclinedlengthwise from the head. of the bed downward toward the foot of the bedand the end bars, connecting these side bars in a frame, and the bracketarms, each provided with a slot-ted shank and a hook, the slotted shankof each head bracket being located beneath its adjacent side bar,

and connected thereto, the slotted shank of each foot bracket beinglocated above the adjacent side bar and connected thereto, the hook ofeach foot bracket being located between the end of the sidebar and thefoot board, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

WVILLIAM VVOKURKA.

Attest:

STARBUCK SMITH, K. SMITH.

